Vt. R. Prob. P. 80.4

As amended through November 4, 2024
Rule 80.4 - Delivery of Will by Custodian; Copy of Will filed for Safekeeping
(a) Duties of Custodian of Will. A person who has the custody of the will of a decedent must deliver the will, together with a death certificate or other credible proof of death, to the Probate Division of the Superior Court in a district where venue lies, or to the executor named in the will, within 30 days after learning of the death of the testator, with a statement that the will is being delivered as required by 14 V.S.A. § 103. Thereafter, the person will be discharged from further responsibility under Title 14 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated unless the individual is the executor named in the will. If the person who has the custody of the will is the executor, the court may issue further orders to that person as appropriate.
(b) Disclosure of Existence of Will Held in Safekeeping. When a will has been filed with the Probate Division of the Superior Court in any district for safekeeping pursuant to 14 V.S.A. § 2, the register for that district, upon inquiry and presentation of a death certificate of the testator, will reveal the existence of the will.

Vt. R. Prob. P. 80.4

Added July 1, 2015, eff. 9/1/2015.